View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal 2, 2 June 1997
View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)
On the length visible here, much of the motorway is now complete. Towards the bottom of the picture, note the way the road markings run out, and then the layers of surfacing can be seen progressively stopping short as well.
Date
2 June 1997
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East
Structures visible
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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